Located along the western shoreline of Lake Michigan is a 50 acre private botanical garden.  The Christopher Farm & Gardens is approximately 500 acres, the gem being the many themed gardens connected by a network of walking paths.  You will find more information about each garden by clicking on the links to the left.

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Garden Facts:

• Zone 5b – Plants can survive an average extreme low temperature of -10 to -15°F
• Soil on The Farm has a high clay content
• Gardens drained to Lake Michigan by an engineered rock swale system
• 17 themed gardens & orchards
• Maintained by 20 gardeners during peak seasonal months of May - September
• 400 yards of compost generated each year for use in our gardens
• 80 plus raised vegetable beds
• 4 Japanese Koi Fish Ponds
• 300,000 Spring daffodil, tulip, crocus & hyacinth bulbs
• 325 varieties of hostas throughout the gardens
• 5 miles of walking paths
• Monarch Waystation
• 16 gauge amusement park train
• 3 Retention ponds
• 6,000 feet of Lake Michigan beach